Improvement in tassels



W %m 1 W m L. m M m K h J lemma/airwa Wit mm a/w? JAMES NORMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN TASSELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,860, dated July 11, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMEs NORMAN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Tassels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide ready and convenient means for removing the skirt or fringe of the tassel from the block, so that the former may be removed and washed and kept in good condition; and it consists in tying the skirt to the block with a tape or string, so that the skirt may be thus fastened to the block and readily removed therefrom, as I will proceed to describe.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents the tassel, showing the skirt in section. Fig. 2 shows the mode of attaching the skirt to the block. Fig. 3 shows the skirt as prepared and ready for attaching to the block.

Similar letters of reference indicate coresponding parts.

A is the block, which may be made of wood or glass, and either in a single piece or in sections;

At the lower end of the block I have a flange or collar, B, or a groove, 0, which supports the skirt. D is the skirt, made of any suitable kind of fringe, cord, or material. E is a tape, ribbon, cord, or string, which may be secured to the top of the fringe or other material forming the skirt, as seen in Fig. 3. The skirt or fringe D is Wound around the block when the latter is in a reversed position, and tied or fastened with the tape or string, as seen in Fig. 2, so that when the block is turned the other end up the skirt will be reversed and hang as seen in Fig. 1, entirely covering the tape and the tie or knot, and concealing them from view. This improvement applies more especially to tassels with glass blocks, and it will be seen that the skirt may beu'emoved at any time when soiled and washed or cleaned and replaced with but slight trouble.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- As a new article of manufacture, the tassel herein described, consisting of the block A, provided'with a flange, B, and combined with a removable skirt, 1), and cord or band, E, as and for the purpose specified.

I JAMES NORMAN.

Witnesses:

Gno. W. MABEE, T. B. MOSHER.

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